It is an excellent razor indeed, having said that, looking at the SOTD pictures and the hardware you use on your shaves I'd be inclined to think the S1 would be rather mild for you, perhaps the S2 would be more your thing.
5, 6 years ago ATT razors were at their peek in popularity but not so much now, they remain top top quality razors. I own a 9 piece set and I'm looking to add one more plate, The R1 plate. Very under rated razors I think....but for those of us that have been in this hobby for a while can identify that razors and soaps to some extend go out of fashion when a new razor or soap is out, they aren't necessarily better but they are new and people jump in the wagon for the ride until the next new razor / soap.... and that's part of the hobby for most of us I guess, the excitement of waiting for the postman with your new 'must have'